‘Priests aren’t the boss !’ – Pope Francis to Priests

Francis: Priests aren’t the boss, but should walk side-by-side with their flocks

VATICAN CITYPope Francis told thousands of priests gathered in Rome for a special celebration of the Jubilee year Friday that they should not seek to stand apart from their people but to instead become immersed in their lives, “always ready to dirty [their] hands” in the work of pastoring.

“The good pastor is not familiar with gloves!” the pontiff told the clergy in his homily during a Mass in St. Peter’s Square concluding the events of the Jubilee for Priests.

Click here to read what Pope Francis said to thousands of priests gathered in Rome recently for the Year of Mercy: http://ncronline.org/blogs/francis-chronicles/francis-priests-arent-boss-should-walk-side-side-their-flocks